Man reportedly boards bus to escape police

A Springfield man allegedly tried to escape from police Friday by boarding a Springfield Mass Transit District bus after a traffic crash at St. Cabrini Court and East Trinity Avenue.

Aaron Solomon, 20, of the 100 block of East Mayden Road reportedly sped away from Sangamon County deputies near Milton and Clear Lake avenues about 2:15 p.m. The deputies weren’t looking for him at the time, but they started to pursue him north on Milton when they saw him speed away, a sheriff’s report indicated.

Solomon turned right off Milton and headed east on East Trinity but ended up rolling his vehicle about block later at St. Cabrini Court.

He allegedly fled on foot carrying a blue plastic shopping bag that he dropped somewhere on East Enos Avenue. He then boarded a bus at Milton and Enos.

Officers saw Solomon board the bus and were able to stop it. Solomon was arrested without incident.